The Newbrook Labor College, a labor education organization dedicated to creating an inclusive labor movement and moving workers to action, seeks applications for its Spring 2021 semester. This semester, all courses will be held online […]
WORKING-CLASS STUDIES ASSOCIATION
The Working-Class Studies Association supports scholarship, teaching, and activism related to working-class life and cultures.
Call For Papers: The Idea of the Lumpenproletariat
Ben Clarke (UNC Greensboro) and Michael Bailey (University of Essex) invite submissions for a collection of essays from scholars across a range of disciplines. See the full call for papers below! The Idea of the […]
Published in 2021: Marc Dipaolo’s autobiographical novel
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Associate Professor Dr. Marc DiPaolo of Weatherford has an autobiographical novel— Fake Italian: An 83% True Autobiography with Pseudonyms and Some Tall Tales—that will soon be released online and later in print. […]
Announcing the 2021 wcsa conference
We are excited to announce that we have officially rescheduled the annual Working-Class Studies Association conference following last year’s cancelation! Re-Placing Class: Community, Politics, Work, and Labor in a Changing World The 2020 conference has […]
Published in 2021: The Routledge International Handbook of Working-Class Studies
Co-editors: Michele Fazio (UNC Pembroke), Christie Launius (Kansas State University), Tim Strangleman (University of Kent) have published The Routledge International Handbook of Working-Class Studies. Divided into six sections, the handbook consists of 35 essays by leading scholars and educators […]
Our Journal: The Working-Class Poetry Issue
In December 2020, we published a special issue of The Journal of Working-Class Studies: the Working-Class Poetry Issue. Featuring poems about factory working conditions, working as a garbage collector, as well as the experiences of […]
Last call for nominations!
The Working-Class Studies Association calls for nominations for our annual awards. To be eligible, works must have been published (in the case of books or articles) or completed (in the case of films and dissertations) […]
Reminder: Call for WCSA AWARDS
The Working-Class Studies Association calls for nominations for our annual awards. To be eligible, works must have been published (in the case of books or articles) or completed (in the case of films and dissertations) between […]
Arts Council Grant for an Archive of Working-Class Writing
At-large steering committee member, Dr. Emma Penney, has received a Literature Project Award in English from the Arts Council of Ireland. She will carry out a collaborative project with poet Sophie Meehan and digital artist Áine […]
Reminder: Call for Annual Awards
The Working-Class Studies Association calls for nominations for our annual awards. Please consider nominating an entry, and please circulate the attached call. Our award categories are: Studs Terkel Award: for single published articles or series, […]
